Reveille VII is shown at a 2001 A&M basketball game in College Station. Thousands are expected to attend a memorial service honoring her at A&M on Sept. 6. See her and other past dogs who served as the Aggies' mascot. less

Reveille VII is shown at a 2001 A&M basketball game in College Station. Thousands are expected to attend a memorial service honoring her at A&M on Sept. 6. See her and other past dogs who served as the Aggies' ... more

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Reveille VII is shown at a 2001 A&M basketball game in College... Photo-4708245.69294 - Houston Chronicle

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Texas A&M mascot Reveille VII naps with her handlers while members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets company E-2 stand, during a news conference announcing her retirement at the Corps of Cadets Center on the Texas A&M campus in College Station, Texas, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Bryan College Station Eagle, Stuart Villanueva) less

Texas A&M mascot Reveille VII naps with her handlers while members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets company E-2 stand, during a news conference announcing her retirement at the Corps of Cadets Center on the ... more

Grant Rollo, a member of the Corps of Cadets, hugs Reveille in 2008. Photo-4708247.69294 - Houston Chronicle

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - OCTOBER 29: Reveille VIII of the Texas A&M Aggies takes the field before a game against the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field on October 29, 2011 in College Station, Texas. The Missouri Tigers defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 38-31. (Photo by Sarah Glenn/Getty Images) less

COLLEGE STATION, TX - OCTOBER 29: Reveille VIII of the Texas A&M Aggies takes the field before a game against the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field on October 29, 2011 in College Station, Texas. The Missouri ... more

University of Texas president Larry Faulkner greets collie Reveille VII (7), the Texas A&M mascot, on the Texas A&M campus Friday, June 28, 2002. Faulkner traded jobs with Texas A&M president Ray M. Bowen for the day. The presidents of the state's two largest universities said they wanted to prove that the schools could put aside their good-natured bad blood and work together. (AP Photo/Bryan College Station Eagle, Stuart Villanueva)

Aggies and Longhorns coexist in many areas, including A&M mascot Reveille and a stuffed longhorn during last year's game at College Station.

Aggies and Longhorns coexist in many areas, including A&M mascot Reveille and a stuffed longhorn during last year's game at College Station.

Photo: Brett Coomer, HC Staff

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Texas A&M cadet Daylon Koster cheers with Reveille before the start of a college football game at Kyle Field, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in College Station. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle ) (Houston Chronicle) less

Texas A&M cadet Daylon Koster cheers with Reveille before the start of a college football game at Kyle Field, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in College Station. ( Karen Warren / Houston Chronicle ) (Houston ... more

Reveille I gained her name from howling along with the corps bugler as he awoke the cadets with reveille. She was a mongrel rescued from the roadside in the early 1930s. She died in January 1944, and received a formal military funeral. less

Reveille I gained her name from howling along with the corps bugler as he awoke the cadets with reveille. She was a mongrel rescued from the roadside in the early 1930s. She died in January 1944, and received a ... more

Photo: The Battalion

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Reveille II was a German shepherd donated to the school in 1952 after efforts to raise money to replace the original dog fell short. Reveille II began serving in 1952. She died in 1966.

Reveille II was a German shepherd donated to the school in 1952 after efforts to raise money to replace the original dog fell short. Reveille II began serving in 1952. She died in 1966.

Photo: The Battalion

Reveille II was a German shepherd donated to the school in 1952... Photo-1440426.69294 - Houston Chronicle

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Reveille V beat out 2,000 puppies to become the mascot. She made her debut at a basketball game on Jan. 11, 1985. She was known as a mischievous dog who often stole erasers from chalkboards during classes.

Reveille V beat out 2,000 puppies to become the mascot. She made her debut at a basketball game on Jan. 11, 1985. She was known as a mischievous dog who often stole erasers from chalkboards during classes.

Photo: The Battalion

Reveille V beat out 2,000 puppies to become the mascot. She made... Photo-4708751.69294 - Houston Chronicle